“Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information (in this election) and we want to educate and enlighten them,” Moore was quoted in Thursday’s edition of Variety. “They weren’t told the truth. We’re communicators and it’s up to us to start doing it now.”
Mikey is flattering himself. I doubt if 5% of the population saw his first film, not 51%
A couple of interesting columns today on TechCentralStation. One looks at the environmental costs of huge wind farms. It seems that wind farms large enough to make a difference would change wind patterns as much as a kilometer up and dry the soil.
The other examines Kerry's take on terrorism and how the Democrats might seek to redefine their position. After reading this I realized why it didn't bother me when Bush said that the War on Terror might never end but it did bother me when Kerry said nearly the same words.
As of September 10, 2001 we assumed that terrorism was something that happened elsewhere. Yes, there were incidents in the US - the first World Trade bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing - but they were law enforcement matters. The rest of the attacks all happened elsewhere and were easily ignored.
Then something awful happened.
Bush came away with the knowledge that we could not ignore state-sponsored terrorists. They only get more audacious. Even groups that had previously been minor can suddenly strike beyond the cost that we are willing to bear. We cannot win the War on Terror because it requires eternal vigilance. Once we declare that we have won we will stop being vigilant.
Kerry sees it as a single group, al Qaeda, that needs to be brought to justice. Once their heads are on bayonets he would declare victory and go back to September 10.
Thankfully that will not happen, at least for another four years. I hope that in that time the far-left wing of the Democrats will come to terms with their own dislike for America and admit that some movements are worse and must be opposed.
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